扳龙附凤
bān​lóng​fù​fèng

to curry favor

  • created sense approved 扳龙附凤/扳龍附鳳 · bān​lóng​fù​fèng · to curry favor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扳龙附凤 / 扳龍附鳳

    bān​lóng​fù​fèng

    to curry favor

    (idiom) to latch onto the rich and powerful in hopes of self-advancement; literally to hitch a ride on the dragon and phoenix

    pān​lóng​fù​fèng

    扳 (literal) → 扳 · pān · to claim connections 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · imperial 附 (literal) → 附 · fù · to adhere to 凤 (literal) → 凤/鳳 · fèng · [honorific]

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    created sense